Toy parachute.



M. E. WRIGHT.

TOY PARAGHUTE.

AZPLIOATION P'ILEI) NOV. 6, 190a.

Patented Nov. 1,1910

w/r/v 88/58' f [I i amt/51W MAURICE E. WRIGHT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

TOY PARACHUTE.

specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Application filed November 6, 1908. Serial No. 461,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE E. WRIGHT, citizen of the United States, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Parachutes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others :skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toy parachutes and has for its objects the provision of a toy of simple design that is adapted to be hurled upward by a spring gun or the like,

. when collapsed and so constructed as to open after having ascended for a predetermined distance in the air. It is more particularly a parachute normally held closed against the tension of a spring by a trigger-catch, and adapted to be released by a propeller which revolves by the atmos pheric resistance to ascension.

To attain these objects and advantages, the invention consists in certain details of construction and combination of parts, substantially as hereinillustrated, described and claimed.

Other objects and advantages of the particular embodiment of this invention herein described, will become apparent from the lapsed condi ion.

the trigger. Fig. '5 is a detail view of the trigger-catch mechanism.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A designates a shaft having a crown thimble B rigidly attached thereto, the crown thimble being provided with perforations B radially arranged. A flaring cup shaped member C constitutes 'a sleeve, slidably mounted upon shaft A, the said member C being provided with cut-out portions C to render it as light as possible. A coiled spring D is interposed bet-ween thimble B and sliding cup G, and tends to force them apart when the sliding cup 0 is released by the trigger.

Slidably mounted in perforations B ,-and extending radially therefrom, are curved ribs E having a hooked end that prevents disengagement with thimble B, and which are fulcrumed at E on the member C, and fastened at their outer ends to fabric F, which constitutes the sail of the parachute. The said ribs E 0 en outwardly and spread sail portion F, w en sliding cup C is released by the tri ger, and is forced downward and away rom thimble B by the interposed spring D.

Situated within a cavity formed in the shaft A, is a trigger G, mounted on a pivot joint G and having hinged to one'end a rod G which is provided at its lower end with anangular extension pro'ecting through a slot in shaft A. Trigger is normally held in operative position by spring I which is attached to one end of the trigger and to shaft A. Shaft A is externally threaded over and above the portion containing the trigger mechanism, and mounted on said threaded portion is a propeller H revoluble thereon, whereby it is caused to move longitudinally on the shaft. A skeleton frame, attached to shaft A,-as'shown in Fig. 2, forms a protection to the propeller.

As shown in Fig. 3, a projecting device L is utilized, having a piston K adapted to operate under tension of spring J.

In operation, the parachute is closed by turning the propeller H upward and awa from the angular projection of rod G untll trigger G is drawn by the tension of sprin I into an operative position. Cup shaped sleeve C is then ushed upward until engaged by trigger as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The parachute, being closed, is then projected into the atmosphere by the ap aratus shown in Fig. 3. During its travel t rough the air, the propeller is revolved, and there- "seen that simple and efficient means are herein provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while the elements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purpose for wh1ch they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention is not hmited to the preclse construction as L o 0 set forth, but includes ivltlnn its purview such changes and combinations of material as may be necessary or deslrable to embody the inventive idea herein described.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a sail carrying portion nornlilally in operative position, means for .106 said sail carrying portion in inoperative'position, mechanism for releasing'said means, and means for protecting said mechanism from injury, substantially as shown.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a threaded shaft, a propeller mounted revoluble thereon, a trigger holding a sail carrying portion in a closed position, and means in the path of the propeller for releasing the trigger after the propeller has made a predetermined number of revolutions, substantially as shown.

3. A device of thecharacter described,

comprising a shaft, a flaring cup shaped,

sleeve slidably mounted on said shaft, a member rigidly attached to the 'upper curl of the shaft, a spring bearing between said member and said sleeve, and normally tendingto force said sleeve away from said member, and a trigger adapted to hold said sleeve against the tension of said spring, substantially as shown.

4t. A device of the character described, comprising a shaft, a cavity in said shaft, a trigger carried 1n said cavity, a sprlng in said cavity normally holding said trigger in operative position, a rod attached to the trigger, a bent portion of said rod extending through an; opening, a threaded portion on said shaft, and a pro eller traveling longi tudinally when revo ved on-the threaded portion of said shaft, and engaging the bent portion of said rod, substantially as shown.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a shaft, a cup shaped sleeve slidalily mounted upon said shaft, a member carried by the top of said shaft, ribs pivotally connected to the upper edge of the cup shaped sleeve, and having sliding engage ment with said member, a fabric connected to said ribs, a spring interposed between said member and said sleeve, a trigger adapted to hold said sleeve against the tension of said spring, and means for releasing said trigger, substantially as shown. In testimony whereof, I aihx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, MAURICE E. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

J. A. MAEs'lER,

RUnoLr HAsnLnAUR. 

